The Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions will square off against the Voyager Academy Vikings on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Excelsior Classical Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Falls Lake with a sharp 4-1 win. Given the Flying Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Firebirds are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Voyager Academy came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hurricanes a 6-0 shutout. The Vikings' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matches.
Their offense was hitting Cape Hatteras from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Carlos Green led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Voyager Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up five goals over those 12 matchups. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-1-1.
Excelsior Classical Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Voyager Academy when the teams last played back in October, sneaking past 2-1. Does Excelsior Classical Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Voyager Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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